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Do you know when William died as I found this

Deaths Sep 1977   (>99%)
DAVIES WILLIAM THOMAS 16 AU 1902 BIRMINGHAM 32 1534

Yes Kaye, that's the birth cert they sent me but its the wrong one, his father was Roger Davies. My William Thomas according to the 1939 register was born 5/10/1902. It's on freebmd but not on the GRO site. I'm doing this for my neighbour who tells me that the family believe he was born in Wales. He used to sing all the Welsh songs. So the one that you found (born Pontypridd) with ref 11a 634 looks like the only one that fits. He died 23/10/1963 Birmingham. Thanks for your help!

My Grandmother was a Davies from Wales , I don't envy you. They are a nightmare.

Just a thought would GRO search with year and fathers name

That's exactly what I'm gonna do tomorrow morning Kaye. I have been trying to get through for the last couple of days with no joy.

It will be interesting to see how you get on. I looked on local Ponypridd but couldn't see it there either? It's odd that FreeBMD have a record! And you can actually see the image!

It sure is a mystery!

Do you want this archiving Mally until you have heard more?

grangers14 wrote:It will be interesting to see how you get on. I looked on local Ponypridd but couldn't see it there either? It's odd that FreeBMD have a record! And you can actually see the image!

I've filled in a 'report' on GRO, it's going to be investigated. So watch this space, it says it takes about 1 week

Recommend Local Register ?

Obtaining a certificate from a local Register Office
You need to find the Register Office that is relevant to the birth, marriage or death you are interested in. This can be found here where you can look up the registration district which then has a link (Registers now in...) to details of the local Register Office.
In order to obtain the actual certificate it is best to ring the office and find out what their process is for ordering certificates, as it does vary from office to office.

Note that the GRO reference, in particular the volume and page number, is not relevant to ordering from a local office. This can be seen as a benefit as it means that possible errors in the GRO reference do not impact getting a certificate, offsetting the extra effort in finding the right office.

A registrar in a local Register Office has advised "GRO will provide you with a photocopy of the actual entry but if you apply to the relevant register office in most cases you will receive a handwritten copy. This is useful if the original is difficult to read. The registration staff have had basic training in deciphering the writing and will also have access to many more records written by the same person and so can compare."

Thanks for that RF, that's very helpful!

I think it's probably best to ring Pontypridd General Register Office to start with, they may be able to help

I must congratulate your determination A true grit genealogist

Ah! That's nice

It's not even my family, it's for my neighbour

True Grit Mally!

Don't know if this will help Done a search
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/B ... Id=&Page=1